Applicant Tracking Systems – Not Just for Large Organisations

With the vast majority of global organisations making use of applicant tracking systems (ATS) within their recruitment tech stack, you would be forgiven for thinking that an ATS is a solution designed solely for dealing with large volumes of candidates. This, however, isn’t the case and an applicant tracking system can be just as effective within smaller organisations where efficient recruitment processes and saving time and money are equally as important.

A Faster, More Streamlined Experience

An applicant tracking system automates many of the manual processes involved with recruitment and talent acquisition, such as sorting through resumes, candidate management, scheduling interviews, talent pooling, and analysing data. This allows organisations to quickly identify top candidates from a large pool of applicants and streamline their hiring process to recruit top talent.

With an ATS, smaller businesses can work smarter and more efficiently to identify qualified candidates faster than with a manual approach. They also provide a more efficient way to track an applicant's progress throughout the hiring process. Naturally, in a larger organisation these activities are carried out at scale, often with a dedicated recruitment team or HR division. With a smaller business, there is also a requirement for those responsible for recruitment to alleviate recruitment pressures and spend their time efficiently to be competitive in attracting the best candidates. Making use of an Applicant Tracking System allows you to take control of recruitment in a structured and measurable way that improves the candidate experience and optimises your recruitment workflows.

Our free report on UK Candidate Attraction 2023 provides an in-depth analysis, by industry and organisation size for planning your candidate attraction strategy with actionable insights. It shows sector specific sourcing channels (including ATS), levels of utilisation and what channels are delivering results.

Data and Optimisation

Another key benefit of an applicant tracking system is its ability to provide detailed analytics to understand the status of performance across the recruitment cycle. Recruitment metrics allow businesses to gain valuable insights into their recruitment efforts and make informed decisions moving forward. By having access to this kind of data, large and small businesses can identify potential areas of improvement and optimise to make the process more effective, leading to higher rates of talent retention and conversion.

ATS Scalability and Customisation

The goal for many small businesses is to grow over time and a major focus is to implement systems and solutions that remain practical as the business grows. Not all recruitment software solutions and Applicant Tracking Systems are designed to be scalable and configurable, which poses a problem as a business adapts and grows. When implementing or replacing an ATS look at how the solution can remain a key asset to the business regardless of size and requirements to adapt to meet exact business needs and how they may change over the years.

Overall, applicant tracking systems provide both large and small businesses with many advantages that make the recruitment process faster and more efficient. By utilising an ATS, organisations have a competitive hiring advantage, whether that is getting your jobs in front of more candidates, improving the candidate experience, or building and nurturing pools of engaged candidates to attract the right people, at the right time with the right message. As such, applicant tracking systems are highly beneficial to smaller businesses and should be considered when looking for support throughout the entire journey from Job Requisition to Onboarding.

Contact Eploy for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

At Eploy, we offer highly configurable Applicant Tracking Systems designed to help you attract, hire, and retain the best talent. 

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